NOUN | object | remains | any object that is left unused or still extant |
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object | remains, archeological remains | a relic that has been excavated from the soil | |
body | remains, cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay | the dead body of a human being |
Sounds | rihmey'nz; riymey'nz | |
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Rhymes | chains ... pains: 7 rhymes with eynz... |
Meaning | Any object that is left unused or still extant. | |
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Example | "I threw out the remains of my dinner" | |
Narrower | archeological remains, remains | A relic that has been excavated from the soil |
fossil | The remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil | |
Broader | object, physical object | A tangible and visible entity |
Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
Spanish | resto, restos, sobras | |
Catalan | deixalla, restes |
Meaning | A relic that has been excavated from the soil. | |
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Synonym | archeological remains | |
Broader | relic | An antiquity that has survived from the distant past |
remains | Any object that is left unused or still extant | |
Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
Meaning | The dead body of a human being. | |
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Synonyms | cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay | |
Narrower | cremains | The remains of a dead body after cremation |
Broader | body, dead body | A natural object consisting of a dead animal or person |
Spanish | cadáver, cenizas, cuerpo, fiambre, muerto, restos mortales, restos | |
Catalan | cadàver, cos, mort, restes |
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